Father's Day brunch 2007 was the our first time there but we'll certainly be back! We'd heard and seen this hilltop restaurant for years, but hardly remembered it for such an important occasion. My girlfriend goes there all the time to salsa dance on the weekends, and raves about the live music. My husbands family came to visit, so I wanted to treat them to a traditional latin Sunday brunch, which are hard to come by, unless you can handle the heaviness of Mexican food you'd better have a pack of tums handy. The food here is incredible and a lot easier to swallow. Make sure you get there hungry, get there early if you want a table by the window, order up a glass of sparkling mimosa (sparkling wine oj) and pile on the food. Crab legs, oysters, garlicky chicken and the biggest pealla i've ever seen, um, um and ummmm!

simply the best
I've gone to coppacabana multiple times and each time the service has been better than the last... I'd recommend it to anyone who'd like to spend a romantic evening with their significant other... its just a lovely place with great food...
Food: 10
Service: 10
Ambiance: 10
Overall: 10

The Most Delicious Cuban Food
Wow! What a difference new management makes! After not having eaten there for quite some time, it was a pleasant suprise to find that the service had improved to more than acceptable levels. I was ready to brave the downside of poor service because the food is so good -- but, not necessary. The hostess was stylish and well-dressed, the wait staff clean and professional, the tables well-situated and the piano a nice accompanyment to the most delicious Cuban food available at any L.A. area restaurant. To add to the memorable experience, the beautfully lit freeways make for a glamorous view (although I'm sure the drivers trapped in gridlock see it a different way!). See this restaurant in a different and better way than ever. Get dressed up, bring your appetite and be prepared to have an excellent meal with Cuban flair. The martinis are as good as the mojitos too!
Recommended: Garlic shrimp appetizer, Cuban Steak, Tiramisu
Food: 8
Service: 8
Ambiance: 8
Overall: 8

Worst Mother's day ever!!
I guess it's true that you can't judge a book by its cover. Seeing the Coppacabana restaurant overlooking Pomona w/cute Christmas lights decorating the surrounding palm trees, you would not have expected the restaurant to be SO bad but it really was. We went there for the Mother's day buffet and almost got seated at a table that was located right outside of the kitchen and on top of that, it had absolutely NO view. Now why would I go to a restaurant on top of a hill to sit and stare at a wall? To continue, the floors were greasy, the food was bad, and we had to ask for things not once, not twice but 3 times! All in all, I would never in a million years go back or recommend anyone go there for special occasions. If anything, go there just for the salsa dancing on Thursdays and Fridays. That way, you're not subjected to the poor food or the service.
Food: 2
Service: 4
Ambiance: 4
Overall: 2

Very romantic anniversary!
I had always seen the Copacabana Restaurant up on the hill off of the 10 freeway. It looked nice so I stopped off 1 day from work. At first, when you arrive you walk thru a walkway surrounded by cascading waterfalls and fish ponds. Then they have giant cage with real tropical birds. The style and feel of the place is very modern including granite floors and a lot of glass, yet includes a bunch of Cuban/Spanish themed paintings and congas throughout. I immediately made a reservation for me and my wife's 7th wedding anniversary. We came in for dinner a week later. My wife ordered a "Paella" and I ordered the "Cuban Fried Rice". They were both delicious and we even took the rest home. I recommend the place.
Recommended: Paella / Cuban Fried Rice
Food: 10
Service: 8
Ambiance: 10
Overall: 10